It's very chic right now to run Linux on mainframes, from what I hear... On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 07:18, Kim Longenbaugh <k...@colonialsavings.com> wrote: > Maybe "they" meant mainframes... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:54 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows 8 dev preview video > > The other camp is free, can be configured to your heart's frustration, > recompiled from source, has more different interfaces than is easily > countable, and > > Oh, wait, you meant Apple. > > Sorry - I thought your were talking about a real alternative for business. > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 09:42, Erik Goldoff <egold...@gmail.com> wrote: >> "We're Microsoft, and we say you're going to >> do it *this* way now, so tough tootsies" >> >> and that's different from the other camp HOW ??? >> >> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I don't see Metro being deployed by Enterprise. I could be wrong, of >>> > course - but right now, I see it as being very consumer. >>> >>> From what I've seen, it's targeted at phones, tablets, and other >>> fondle-slabs. And it would appear to make a lot of sense in such >>> environments. The screens are mostly too small for overlapping >>> windows to be useful, and obviously touch is the way to do things. >>> So I see it as a win for that. I don't really see "home desktops" >>> sticking around in their current role much longer -- I think they'll >>> mostly be displaced by fondle-slabs. So all that makes sense to me. >>> >>> What's got me worried is all the noise about how it's very hard to >>> get away from Metro. Even the Start button reportedly just switches >>> back to Metro now. The standard refrain is "it's just a preview" but >>> that's what they said about the Ribbon, and Vista, too. I hope this >>> doesn't turn into another "We're Microsoft, and we say you're going to >>> do it *this* way now, so tough tootsies" affair. >>> >>> -- Ben >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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